Strike looms over Scranton teacher contract talks

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) - Teachers at one of Pennsylvania’s 25 biggest school districts could strike on the first day of school.

Union president Rosemary Boland told The Times-Tribune of Scranton (https://bit.ly/1kRrnVb ) on Monday that a strike is possible if there’s no contract by the time school starts.

Boland spokes after the school board rejected an arbitrator’s fact-finding report.

Salary remains a major obstacle in the current contract that expires at the end of August.

Boland says the union’s membership has already voted to authorize a strike. The district serves about 10,000 students.

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Information from: The Times-Tribune, https://thetimes-tribune.com/